Lassonde-backed Cadillac drilling points to more Ontario gold
Original announcement by canadianminingjournal on
- Company
- Cadillac Mines
- Ticker
- CADY
- Exchange
- Unavailable
- Region
- Ontario
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- None reported
- Document categories
- Drill results, Resource update
- Extracted
- 2026-09-12 02:21:25 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Cadillac Mines reported positive infill drilling results at the Kerr-Addison property in Ontario, including a standout 23m intercept at 3.08 g/t gold. The drilling supports resource expansion and conversion within the existing open-pit shell ahead of a planned PEA in Q3 2027.
Reasoning: New drill intercepts demonstrate continuity and expansion potential within an existing open-pit resource, supporting upcoming PEA.
Positive factors
- continuity within the open pit shell
- intersects mineralization beyond current limits
- supports potential resource conversion and expansion
Facts used in scoring: 7
Classification and evidence
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: The company is conducting a planned 17,850-metre infill drilling program.
Evidence · text
“Toronto-based Cadillac is almost two-thirds of the way through a planned 17,850-metre infill drilling program”
Step-Out Extensionpositive
Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.
Why it applies: Management stated they are targeting mineralization in their step-out program to the northeast.
Evidence · text
“as well as targeting new ounces and mineralization in our step-out program immediately to the northeast”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 7. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (5)
KAD26-428TKerr-Addison · goldGrade: 3.08Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 23 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- KAD26-428T
- Project
- Kerr-Addison
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_on
- Reported Region
- canada_on
- Ticker
- CADY
Geometry
- Grade
- 3.08
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 23 m
- From
- 259 m
- To
- 282 m
- Intercept Depth
- 259 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- KAD26-428T:259-282
- Mining Method
- open_pit
QA/QC
- QA/QC Methods
- standards
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Solid intercept supporting resource continuity.
Positive factors
- strong grade and width
Evidence · text
“KAD26-428T cut about 23 metres grading 3.08 gold per tonne from 259 metres downhole”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: drill_program_type is "resource"
KAD26-428TKerr-Addison · goldGrade: 5.26Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 6.4 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- KAD26-428T
- Project
- Kerr-Addison
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_on
- Reported Region
- canada_on
- Ticker
- CADY
Geometry
- Grade
- 5.26
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 6.4 m
- From
- 260 m
- To
- 266.4 m
- Intercept Depth
- 259 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- KAD26-428T:260-266.4
- Mining Method
- open_pit
QA/QC
- QA/QC Methods
- standards
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High-grade component within a larger intercept.
Positive factors
- high grade sub-interval
Evidence · text
“including 6.4 metres of 5.26 grams gold from 260 metres”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: drill_program_type is "resource"
KAD26-397Kerr-Addison · goldGrade: 2.13Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 38 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- KAD26-397
- Project
- Kerr-Addison
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_on
- Reported Region
- canada_on
- Ticker
- CADY
Geometry
- Grade
- 2.13
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 38 m
- From
- 192 m
- To
- 230 m
- Intercept Depth
- 192 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- KAD26-397:192-230
- Mining Method
- open_pit
QA/QC
- QA/QC Methods
- standards
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Wide intercept with respectable grade.
Positive factors
- significant width
Evidence · text
“Hole KAD26-397, meanwhile, returned 2.13 grams gold over 38 metres from 192 metres downhole”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: drill_program_type is "resource"
KAD25-386Kerr-Addison · goldGrade: 1.52Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 13 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- KAD25-386
- Project
- Kerr-Addison
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_on
- Reported Region
- canada_on
- Ticker
- CADY
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.52
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 13 m
- From
- 62 m
- To
- 75 m
- Intercept Depth
- 62 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- KAD25-386:62-75
- Mining Method
- open_pit
QA/QC
- QA/QC Methods
- standards
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Moderate intercept.
Evidence · text
“hole KAD25-386, which cut 13 metres of 1.52 grams gold from 62 metres depth”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: drill_program_type is "resource"
KAD26-476Kerr-Addison · goldGrade: 1.94Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 9.2 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- KAD26-476
- Project
- Kerr-Addison
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_on
- Reported Region
- canada_on
- Ticker
- CADY
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.94
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 9.2 m
- From
- 66 m
- To
- 75.2 m
- Intercept Depth
- 66 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- KAD26-476:66-75.2
- Mining Method
- open_pit
QA/QC
- QA/QC Methods
- standards
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Moderate intercept.
Evidence · text
“Hole KAD26-476 returned 1.94 grams gold over 9.2 metres from 66 metres downhole”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: drill_program_type is "resource"
Resource Estimates (2)
indicatedKerr-Addison · goldTonnes: 78500000Grade: 1.34Grade Unit: g/tContained Metal: 3380000Contained Unit: ozView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Kerr-Addison
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_on
- Reported Region
- Ontario
- Ticker
- CADY
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- resource
- Resource group id
- resource:dfa5dab5733432fd8aad
- Mining method
- open_pit
Resource Data
- Category
- indicated
- Tonnes
- 78500000
- Grade
- 1.34
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Contained Metal
- 3380000
- Contained Unit
- oz
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Baseline resource figure provided for context.
Positive factors
- large indicated resource
Evidence · text
“Kerr-Addison holds 78.5 million indicated tonnes grading 1.34 grams gold for contained metal of 3.38 million oz. gold”
Tags used in scoring
Indicated Resourcepositive
Reasonable geological confidence based on adequate drilling; continuity can be assumed. Basis for Probable Reserves.
Why it applies: category is "indicated"
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
No QP/CP Disclosurenegative
No Qualified Person or Competent Person named — lower credibility for the estimate. A QP/CP should be a member of a recognized professional association with relevant experience.
Why it applies: no Qualified or Competent Person is named anywhere in the release
PEA-Supportingneutral
Resource estimate prepared to support a Preliminary Economic Assessment — early-stage study.
Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports
indicatedKerr-Addison · goldTonnes: 25900000Grade: 2.66Grade Unit: g/tContained Metal: 2210000Contained Unit: ozView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Kerr-Addison
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_on
- Reported Region
- Ontario
- Ticker
- CADY
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- resource
- Resource group id
- resource:2ff70101c0a3d7554047
- Mining method
- open_pit
Resource Data
- Category
- indicated
- Tonnes
- 25900000
- Grade
- 2.66
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Contained Metal
- 2210000
- Contained Unit
- oz
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Baseline resource figure provided for context.
Positive factors
- higher grade indicated resource
Evidence · text
“It also holds 25.9 million tonnes grading 2.66 grams gold for contained metal of 2.21 million oz. gold”
Tags used in scoring
Indicated Resourcepositive
Reasonable geological confidence based on adequate drilling; continuity can be assumed. Basis for Probable Reserves.
Why it applies: category is "indicated"
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
No QP/CP Disclosurenegative
No Qualified Person or Competent Person named — lower credibility for the estimate. A QP/CP should be a member of a recognized professional association with relevant experience.
Why it applies: no Qualified or Competent Person is named anywhere in the release
PEA-Supportingneutral
Resource estimate prepared to support a Preliminary Economic Assessment — early-stage study.
Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports
How Atlas produces this analysis
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